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Still hatching blooming shroomishes! About 1410 now, cannot wait to start my community hunt for cloyster! And since everyones doing it
Shortest hunts:
Re:Roselia (Chained for 3 days on second platinum file and a shiny one came in a regular patch, sorta counts =3)
MM : Vulpix, 304 eggs, i have a longer short hunt than most peoples =D.
SR: Not done yet

Longest hunts:
Re: Before this forum, i did over 17,000 res on my first platinum file, with no success!
MM: Treecko 1571 (shroomish is at 1410)
Sr:N/A
Gl!!!

The almighty Turtwig is my claim

3DS Friend Code: 2621-3316-5077 (Paddy)

If any one has a spare Lopunite could you PM me and we shall negotiate a trade!

800 encounters already done today, bringing me to 6,800 total encounters in Relic Castle. Still quite a few encounters left in me today, but taking a break now. Will resume for evening session at around 8pm. Could end up being the longest hunt of my BQ so far (now watch me get it within 414 REs!).

You guys have no stamina! :P If you think 1000 encounters or 1500 eggs is a lot, try doing 27,000 soft resets, like me... and then finding out that Reshiram is programmed not to be shiny. I still haven't got over it yet. XD

Now at just over 3200 encounters in my White 2 badge quest, and 17,200 encounters in my Heart Gold badge quest.

Anyways, my target after Lugia is undecided now. I want to hunt an Ice-type, but I want to go for the Cyndaquil and Mareep that my SS BQ didn't show me. Totodile would be great as would Chikorita, due to my old Chiko evolving into a Meganium (<3). Ho-oh is also a target...
Any ideas?
(done ^_^)

I haven't been hunting a lot lately because I've been sick and because finals are coming up next week but after that I've got three blissful weeks of freedom.

But I decided I was going to try doing a Leafgreen BQ. Mainly because I've never done a badge quest and because I only have one shiny from 3rd gen and it's not something I'm overtly fond of.

Now I just need to figure out which starter I want ^__^

Congrats on all the shinies!

Longest HuntsRE: N/A I've tried to do RE hunts but I get bored so my longest is probably about 1,000 encounters before quitting. SR: Technically my chikorita, was +6,000 SR'S (though would you count that as 18,000 since you see all three at once?) But I'm still currently SR'ing for my third SR'D shiny, a shiny torchic and that hunt at 20,204 SR's in counting will definitely be my longest by far. MM: I have a strange amount of luck with MM, I usually get them under 500. I'm thinking my longest was probably 500 or 600 eggs and I'm almost positive it was for my eevee, but I'm drawing a blank at the actual number.

Well, my longest hunt so far is between 1350 and 2189 depending on which numbers you want to go by...But it's also my first hunt So it doesn't really count.

I also just depleted $75.98 from my spare amazon account for Platinum! That leaves me with $14.02 left on that account :x
I think I'm going to do a BQ on it though. It seems like a kind of fun (albeit frustrating?) thing to do and forces you to get shinies, even ones you might not normally go after...Plus, since I've already played through Diamond, I probably won't be in as much of a rush to go through it story-wise, so I can be patient and wait to get shinies before moving on.

So I have another question about BQs. I know people can modify what they do to fit their needs/wants, but I'm curious about any "official" rules (which I have yet to see on google).

Can you go back to earlier routes in your BQ, or are you supposed to hunt in areas that you travel through between gym badges? I'm guessing the latter, and that's probably what I'll do, but just curious.

Also, let's say I did decide to SR for a shiny starter, am I not supposed to get another shiny until after the first badge then? I'm not sure I'll even SR for a shiny, since I don't think they're that great and would sooner get my Starly or Shinx, but since most people seem to get a shiny starter on their BQs...Well, peer pressure...You know...

Though I most likely won't start this until after I get my shiny Umbreon. And I only have my 3DS XL, no other handheld. And I just spent most of my funds which I was contemplating spending on a second DS after saving up some more, so that could be a while longer now...

As always, good luck everyone

EDIT: Also, when I was trying to find some rules deemed official, I came across someone who said this in response to someone with some BQ questions:
"This is a stupid and ridiculous challenge. What nitwit would attempt this? ... And this isnt even a challenge. You have to hunt for freaking weeks just to get 1 shiny. And that's if you even get lucky. There's no challenge to this since it's all luck."

Gotta love people like that If you don't do what they like, you're wrong!

Can you SR the Crustle in BW2 with the Colress MCHN? Wanna know before I hunt. We all must know about the Shiny Locks.

omg, I just had to scroll through your sig to GET to the reply button. Your sig is ridiculously long; spoiler tags are your friend.
I looked around for the answer to your question, but couldn't find anything definitive. In cases like that I tend to err on the side of caution, because it would suck to try to SR it for weeks and THEN find out it's shiny-locked.
Also, MMing is my preferred method of hunting, so I'd lean towards MMing a Dwebble anyways.

edit @ ChaoticInverse, What game are you SRing Torchic in? I ask because certain 3rd gen games make it almost impossible to SR shinies.

So my game actually showed sympathy for me for my 6th Badge Quest shiny. Shiny Zebstrika appeared after only 2,025 RE on Route 7. It is female(first female shiny of my badge quest) has a Careful Nature and Strong Willed. It's Ability is Lightningrod. Photo 140.jpg

Longest/shortest hunts? Well, I've had a fair few short hunts - 22 eggs for Trapinch, 15 for Swoobat, 120 encounters for Lanturn is pretty lucky! But my longest has to be 70,000 Srs for the Johto starters in Hg, with absoulutley NOTHING to show for it So ya know, ya get a few short ones, a few long ones

So my game actually showed sympathy for me for my 6th Badge Quest shiny. Shiny Zebstrika appeared after only 2,025 RE on Route 7. It is female(first female shiny of my badge quest) has a Careful Nature and Strong Willed. It's Ability is Lightningrod. Photo 140.jpg

Congratulations!

I'm still looking for my first shiny. After 343 encounters at Bellsprout Tower, Gastly still refuses to shine.

So my game actually showed sympathy for me for my 6th Badge Quest shiny. Shiny Zebstrika appeared after only 2,025 RE on Route 7. It is female(first female shiny of my badge quest) has a Careful Nature and Strong Willed. It's Ability is Lightningrod. Photo 140.jpg

You know, three pages with only a couple posts that are actually about shinies, fine. There were questions asked and answered and whatnot. but are all these small updates really necessary? unless you've gone over the odds, or you haven't posted in days, you shouldn't be leaving posts that JUST say "I did 50 RE's in the last hour, nothing yet! T_T"
This is getting ridiculous, and annoying to people who are trying to track a community hunt, AND against the second rule in the first post: "Try to limit posts that are only progress updates to once a day (unless you got your shiny after your update)"
It's NOT a very hard rule to follow >: (

Yeah but you know, people like to talk about shiny's constantly. I congratz people, and like every 500 random encounters I tell where I am. There should be a shiny chat or something, are you able to arrange that? That would be awesome.

Currently just simply going through sun and moon, later I will be fixing my living dex and hunt some more shinies!

Well, my longest hunt so far is between 1350 and 2189 depending on which numbers you want to go by...But it's also my first hunt So it doesn't really count.

I also just depleted $75.98 from my spare amazon account for Platinum! That leaves me with $14.02 left on that account :x
I think I'm going to do a BQ on it though. It seems like a kind of fun (albeit frustrating?) thing to do and forces you to get shinies, even ones you might not normally go after...Plus, since I've already played through Diamond, I probably won't be in as much of a rush to go through it story-wise, so I can be patient and wait to get shinies before moving on.

So I have another question about BQs. I know people can modify what they do to fit their needs/wants, but I'm curious about any "official" rules (which I have yet to see on google).

Can you go back to earlier routes in your BQ, or are you supposed to hunt in areas that you travel through between gym badges? I'm guessing the latter, and that's probably what I'll do, but just curious.

Also, let's say I did decide to SR for a shiny starter, am I not supposed to get another shiny until after the first badge then? I'm not sure I'll even SR for a shiny, since I don't think they're that great and would sooner get my Starly or Shinx, but since most people seem to get a shiny starter on their BQs...Well, peer pressure...You know...

Though I most likely won't start this until after I get my shiny Umbreon. And I only have my 3DS XL, no other handheld. And I just spent most of my funds which I was contemplating spending on a second DS after saving up some more, so that could be a while longer now...

As always, good luck everyone

EDIT: Also, when I was trying to find some rules deemed official, I came across someone who said this in response to someone with some BQ questions:
"This is a stupid and ridiculous challenge. What nitwit would attempt this? ... And this isnt even a challenge. You have to hunt for freaking weeks just to get 1 shiny. And that's if you even get lucky. There's no challenge to this since it's all luck."

Gotta love people like that If you don't do what they like, you're wrong!

Well, there are ground rules.

- You must get a shiny prior to each gym. You don't need a shiny starter, My BQ hasn't got one.
- You can hunt anywhere. You can hunt in one route more than once.

Yeah but you know, people like to talk about shiny's constantly. I congratz people, and like every 500 random encounters I tell where I am. There should be a shiny chat or something, are you able to arrange that? That would be awesome.

It isn't necessary, though, and this thread is gaining like 7 or 8 pages a week. Honestly, I really don't care if you've just done 500 REs or not. You didn't post that you found a shiny, so I know that you oviously didn't find one.

Basically I think that it is really only necessary to post about hunts when you are
-beginning a hunt
-changing a hunt
-quitting a hunt
-completing a hunt because you found a shiny

...and the occasional question.

Since this isn't a thread just for updates, of course discussion about shinies should be welcome, but not shiny hunts, except the reasons I gave.

WOOOHOOOOOOO IM SOOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!! While gathering and storing eggs a couple of them were hatching while I was getting them from the old man, and to my surprise I look down and see a blue handed snow covered christmas tree!!!!If you are wondering what that is, it is my secret hunt via masuda method Shiny Snover!!! he is so awesome! he is sassy natured and strong willed. You can view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmxsxBDdW94
I still have 3-4 boxes to hatch so I may just have another one waiting for me!
Congrats to everyone on their shinies as well!

† I am a Christian and proud of it! Copy and paste this if you are too.†

It isn't necessary, though, and this thread is gaining like 7 or 8 pages a week. Honestly, I really don't care if you've just done 500 REs or not. You didn't post that you found a shiny, so I know that you oviously didn't find one.

Basically I think that it is really only necessary to post about hunts when you are
-beginning a hunt
-changing a hunt
-quitting a hunt
-completing a hunt because you found a shiny

...and the occasional question.

Since this isn't a thread just for updates, of course discussion about shinies should be welcome, but not shiny hunts, except the reasons I gave.

But, that's just my opinion...

That's exactly how I feel about it. I mean, I'm glad people are excited and all, but when everyone does it the thread grows far too quickly for nothing.

On the subject of changing hunts, I think I'm going to drop out of the CH. My Smoochum hunt is driving me crazy (why is the shiny so close to the regular form?!) While I'm not over the odds yet, I'm getting close to it and I'm just not enjoying hunting anymore. So I'm reorganizing some of my games and taking stock of which shinies I have and which need to be replaced because they lack my OT. Both lists are very long >.<